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Chapter V
"I admit that," his companion said. "But do, for Heaven's sake, get up and let us decide what to do. There's danger, and we can't afford to be trapped, especially with all those niggers tied in a string. The evidence is a bit too strong against us, and the officers are English. There's no bribing _them_, you know."
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “The evidence is a bit too strong against us, and the officers are English.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There's no bribing _them_, you know."”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"But do, for Heaven's sake, get up and let us decide what to do.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “There's danger, and we can't afford to be trapped, especially with all those niggers tied in a string.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There's danger, and we can't afford to be trapped, especially with all those niggers tied in a string.
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From this reading "I admit that," his companion said.
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From this reading There's danger, and we can't afford to be trapped, especially with all those niggers tied in a string.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The evidence is a bit too strong against us, and the officers are English.
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From this reading There's danger, and we can't afford to be trapped, especially with all those niggers tied in a string.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "But do, for Heaven's sake, get up and let us decide what to do.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The evidence is a bit too strong against us, and the officers are English.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There's danger, and we can't afford to be trapped, especially with all those niggers tied in a string.
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From this reading The evidence is a bit too strong against us, and the officers are English.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's no bribing _them_, you know."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But do, for Heaven's sake, get up and let us decide what to do.
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From this reading There's danger, and we can't afford to be trapped, especially with all those niggers tied in a string.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I admit that," his companion said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's danger, and we can't afford to be trapped, especially with all those niggers tied in a string.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But do, for Heaven's sake, get up and let us decide what to do.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "But do, for Heaven's sake, get up and let us decide what to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The evidence is a bit too strong against us, and the officers are English.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's danger, and we can't afford to be trapped, especially with all those niggers tied in a string.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The evidence is a bit too strong against us, and the officers are English.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "But do, for Heaven's sake, get up and let us decide what to do.
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From this reading "But do, for Heaven's sake, get up and let us decide what to do.
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From this reading "But do, for Heaven's sake, get up and let us decide what to do.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I admit that," his companion said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I admit that," his companion said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There's danger, and we can't afford to be trapped, especially with all those niggers tied in a string.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The evidence is a bit too strong against us, and the officers are English.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There's no bribing _them_, you know."
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "But do, for Heaven's sake, get up and let us decide what to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's danger, and we can't afford to be trapped, especially with all those niggers tied in a string.
not any; not one
From this reading There's no bribing _them_, you know."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The evidence is a bit too strong against us, and the officers are English.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I admit that," his companion said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But do, for Heaven's sake, get up and let us decide what to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's danger, and we can't afford to be trapped, especially with all those niggers tied in a string.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The evidence is a bit too strong against us, and the officers are English.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I admit that," his companion said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The evidence is a bit too strong against us, and the officers are English.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There's no bribing _them_, you know."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's danger, and we can't afford to be trapped, especially with all those niggers tied in a string.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There's danger, and we can't afford to be trapped, especially with all those niggers tied in a string.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's danger, and we can't afford to be trapped, especially with all those niggers tied in a string.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But do, for Heaven's sake, get up and let us decide what to do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The evidence is a bit too strong against us, and the officers are English.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's danger, and we can't afford to be trapped, especially with all those niggers tied in a string.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But do, for Heaven's sake, get up and let us decide what to do.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But do, for Heaven's sake, get up and let us decide what to do.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading There's danger, and we can't afford to be trapped, especially with all those niggers tied in a string.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "But do, for Heaven's sake, get up and let us decide what to do.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There's danger, and we can't afford to be trapped, especially with all those niggers tied in a string.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There's no bribing _them_, you know."
